stopple – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
stopple
v.
plug up an opening with a stopper
n.
cork, plug, stopper
stopple
Noun
1. blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly
(synonym) plug, stopper
(hypernym) blockage, block, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppage
(hyponym) bung, spile
(derivation) stopper
Verb
1. close or secure with or as if with a stopper; "She stoppered the wine bottle"; "The mothers stoppered their babies' mouths with pacifiers"
(synonym) stopper
(hypernym) plug, stop up, secure
(derivation) plug, stopper
Stopple
(v. t.)
To close the mouth of anything with a stopple, or as with a stopple.
(v. t.)
That which stops or closes the mouth of a vessel; a stopper; as, a glass stopple; a cork stopple.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
stopple
Synonyms and related words:
bar, bind, block, block up, blockade, bung, caulk, check valve, chink, choke, choke off, choke up, clog, clog up, cock, congest, constipate, cork, cover, dam, dam up, faucet, fill, fill up, foul, jam, lid, obstipate, obstruct, pack, peg, pin, plug, plug up, sea cock, spigot, spike, spile, spill, stanch, stay, stench, stop, stop up, stopgap, stopper, stuff, stuff up, tap, valve
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
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